Knife Sheath

AF1166B

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Mubangi District

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1166B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sango | Wagigi
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Mubangi District
Section African
Materials Fiber | Wood
Description

Consists of two wooden planks tied together by strands of fiber; one face of sheath is designed with four horizontal linear grooves; between the bottom two is a triangle with it apex intersecting bottom line; also a pair of triangular depressions is on each side of this face; other face just has two horizontal lines; sheath is rectangular except for bottom edge which tapers to a point with the corner base of the other side.

Length 46.8 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1389 - Field No SF

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